Friday, October 19, 2018

Decisive Action


I have been having discussions with family members and we are all in agreement that civilization at a precarious point in time. I sometimes feel that we are all sitting on a powder keg waiting for it to explode.

Anyone who has watched Middle East politics over the years will pretty much agree that there will never be peace in that region, ever. The mindset of Arabs and Jews is so ingrained in animosity built over centuries and there is no give on either side. There is an American president who fawns over murderous dictators and alienates traditional allies, where can that lead but to disaster? Europe is becoming more populist by the day and anti “otherness” grows by the week. Refugees from other parts of the world are pouring their way into countries which is threatening their economy, culture and stability.
No one seems to have any answers to these various crises. We have UN summits, EU summits, G8 summits, NATO summits and what-have-you summits and what happens? They talk about climate change, trade agreements and money, money, money.  Yep, that helps civilization – hardly. No one can even agree on sanctioning a murderous country like Saudi Arabia because, oh, we need their oil. Do we really? Oh, let’s not forget that the Americans sell some 10 billion dollars’ worth of munitions over there . . . good grief, is that nuts or what? Well, let’s not step on their toes to hard, shall we?
The trouble with politicians is that they are in it for themselves and the money. They have no ethics, no values, no morals, no compassion, and no sense of consequences. For them it is all Instant Gratification – for themselves.
Yes, we are living in a sick, sick world and I am sorry to say that I have absolutely no idea how we poor, tiny little citizens can make BIG CHANGES. Except to say, we need more women in government because at the end of the day (despite any anger issues they may have) they do have cooler heads when it comes to fighting.
"If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman." —Margaret Thatcher

 

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